Diane Berardi couldnât believe her ears. Didnât want to, actually. Somehow it had happened again. Somehow the scourge of drunken driving had hit her family once more.
In 1987, she was struck by an impaired motorist, leaving her with a broken back, and spent a full decade in physical therapy.
In 1991, her mother died from injuries suffered after a drunken driver struck the vehicle in which she was riding.
And on the night of Oct. 31, 2019, Diane took a call from her son-in-law, Ed Flinton.
This time it was her daughter, Jessica Flinton.
Jessica had been driving back from the beach when she stopped for gas. As she got back on the road, she was hit broadside by a drunken driver going 115 mph.
Cocalico:Â 38 â 21 at Cocalico High School
(four new), eight at Reamstown Elementary School, five at Cocalico Middle School, four at Denver Elementary School and two at Adamstown Elementary School.
Columbia Borough: Nine.
(nine new), 22 at Fritz Elementary School, 18 at Huesken Middle School
(one new), 13 at Leola Elementary School, 12 at Smoketown Elementary SchoolÂ
(one new) and six at Brownstown Elementary School. Five have been reported at the district s support buildings
(one new).Â
(two new), 10 at Donegal Junior High School
(three new), nine at Donegal High School
(one new)Â and six at Donegal Primary School
(three new). One additional case was reported districtwide